Love is All That I Fear- Enoch O'Connor X Reader

Chapter 5- Forced Apart

Y/N's POV

Miss Peregrine just about dragged us to her office. She made us sit in chairs on the opposite side of her desk, and then walked out. Enoch and I just looked at each other, and I could feel myself blushing.

"What are we going to do? Are we going to get in trouble?" I asked.

"Nah, not if I can talk our way out of it," he replies.

We sit there in silence until Miss Peregrine comes back. She sits on her side of the desk and looks at us. I look down, feeling guilty because our relationship isn't even real.

"Miss L/N, Mr. O'Connor, I never thought I would be having this conversation with either of you. What do you have to say for yourselves? In the middle of dinner you just get up and kiss each other? I will not tolerate displays of affection like that under this roof. Do you understand me?" she yells.

I feel tears burning in the back of my eyes. I hated to get in trouble, so I just nodded my head. I guess this means that Enoch and I can't be together, so this whole 'fake relationship' thing backfired. She was supposed to trust him more like she did me. The only thing that happened was she lost all hers with the both of us.

"Well, that's just not fair," Enoch states. "Emma and Jacob are in a relationship, along with Fiona and Hugh. And Y/N and I ain't allowed to have one? Why?"

"It's different. As you probably know, you won't be the best influence on Miss L/N. I don't want you to convince her to do things she normally wouldn't do," she tells him.

Enoch stands up and looks at her. The tears from my eyes were now gone, mostly because that wasn't fair. What if I really was with Enoch? I'd be hurt.

"Well, we can do whatever we want. If I want to be with her, then you can't tell me I can't," he snaps.

He turns around and storms out of the room, and I stay there, quietly sitting in my seat. She turns to look at me, and I look back at the floor. I turn around to the door. I want to follow him, but I know if I do I'll be in trouble.

"Miss L/N, if you follow him, you'll be grounded for 3 weeks, just like he will be."

"I know," I say, just above a whisper.

So I sit there for a moment. Which is more important to me? Following Miss Peregrine's rules, or having the chance to be Enoch's girlfriend.

I slowly stand up, and she eyes me. I turn around, and sprint out the door after Enoch.

Enoch's POV

The moment I got into my bedroom, I grabbed the jar nearest to me and threw it at the wall. The glass broke and formaldehyde went everywhere. The heart that was in the jar fell to the floor, and I didn't bother to pick it up. I made sure my door was locked before punching my wall, trying to get my anger out.

There should be no reason for me and her to not be together. And I ain't even actually with 'er. One day, that won't be true. One day she'll be mine, and no one, especially not Miss Peregrine, can stop me.

A minute later, I hear a knock on the door. I throw it open with such force it bangs against the wall, and I see a timid Y/N standing there. I look at her, up and down, and then realize she followed me. Behind her, I could hear Miss Peregrine yelling. I smirked at her and pulled her into my room. I then close and lock my door.

"Enoch, what do we do? She's gonna kill us! She said we'll be grounded for weeks!" she explains.

I nod, and I run over to my window. I dodge the glass on the floor, and I unlock it. I often sneak out at night through this window, so I knew what I was doing. I heard Miss Peregrine start banging on the door, ordering us to open it.

Y/N had tears in her eyes, and they fell down her cheeks. I went on the outside of the window, and motioned for her to come too. She didn't say anything, just went through the window and stood on the roof next to me. I closed the window and grabbed her hand. I started walking, but she wouldn't move.

"Are ya' coming or not?" I ask.

"Enoch, I'm scared."

"Of what? Being grounded for a few weeks won't kill you."

"No, of heights. We're two floors up and standing on the roof!"

I roll my eyes, but I wrap my arm around her waist. I start walking.

"What if we fall?" she asks.

"We won't. And if you do, I'll catch you."

I got to the end of it and started to climb down the side of the house. Y/N looked terrified, so once I go down I told her where to step. Once she got low enough, I grabbed her waist and helped her down.

"Enoch, where are we going to go?" she asks.

"Just follow me," I tell her.

I grab her hand and we start running. I have a place I go to hide out in some nights, and it's by the beach. After we are about half way there, I can hear Y/N panting. If I wasn't holding her hand, she would be a lot farther behind me. I slow down to a walk so she can catch her breath.

"Since our relationship is fake, why don't we just end it? It backfired anyways," she suggests.

I stop and look at her. It broke my heart to hear, but perhaps she was right. She didn't actually want to be with me. Why would she?

"I... uh... sure. If you want to... I mean... I don't care," I stutter, sounding like an idiot.

"Ok... so now you're no longer my fake boyfriend."

I nod, and look the other way. I try to get a little courage, and decide to ask her something I've been too scared to do for years.

"Y/N, if you're not going to be my fake girlfriend, how would you feel about being my real one?

I turn to look at her, and her eyes light up. She runs into me, and I hug her. I feel a real, genuine smile spread across my face. I hold her tight, and I don't wanna let go.

"So, I'm taking that as a yes?" I ask.

She nods, and we stand there, lips almost touching.

"You know, I've liked you for decades. I just didn't wanna tell you," I quietly said.

I close my eyes, and our lips touch. I feel my mind go blank, and it's just the two of us here. The ocean breeze hits us, and the evening air is cool. I feel safe, free from the cuts on my wrist and the nights I spend crying. Here I was with her, the only thing I really ever need.

A/N: I'm sorry it took me so long to post this! I've had so much to do for the past week, and I have a crazy schedule ahead. I'll try to update this as much as I can! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, I didn't really know what to do to get to this point. I hope the whole 'let's sneak out' cliche thing works. Hopefully I'll have the next chapter up soon!